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The Monument - QLD

Village

Position

DEG: -21.76321 139.91716

DMS: 21º 45' 47.56" S 139º 55' 1.78" E

UTM: 54 K 7592990mN 388039mE

Altitude: 316.21m

Place Type

Population - Village

Location

834.01kms SouthWest of Daintree - Driving 1424 km (18 hours 1 min)

Address & Contact

The Monument QLD 4825

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

A mining settlement about 130km SSE of Mt Isa and 40km ESE of Dajarra servicing the large phosphate mine at Phosphate Hill, about 13km south.

To the north of the settlement is a spectacular natural column called The Monument, which presumably gives rise to the name of the settlement.

PlaceID	31453

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

The Monument at 22/04:00am EST

Distance from The Monument 5.56km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
24.8°C	25.2°C	63%	17.3°C	1010.2hPa	-mm	E	11km/hr 6knots	15km/hr 8knots

Closest Climatic Station

The Monument Airport

Distance from The Monument 5.56km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.2	36.6	35.1	32.4	27.5	23.9	24.0	26.9	31.6	35.1	36.9	37.9
Mean Min. °C	24.3	23.4	21.5	17.1	11.4	7.9	7.0	8.9	14.2	18.2	21.4	23.5
Mean Rain mm	73.5	68.5	31.0	15.4	7.6	9.6	6.2	2.2	5.7	12.2	32.8	47.3